Design+Principles

Stephanie Marsh

__**Diagonals:**__ Leads the eye in and out of the image and gives direction and motion.

This picture makes me feel energetic because of the vibrant colours and dramatic texture of the field. The trees and tulips create a rough texture which make the photo more interesting than if everything was smooth. The colour of the picture is balanced because all of the colours are bright and compliment each other. There is not a huge contrast between pale dull colours and bright colours, therefore, the colours of this photo are balanced. The lighting in this picture seems to be natural light coming directly from the sun. This photo is clear and in focus which immediately draws the eye towards the the diagonal and crisp lines. The background of the tulip field is just grass vibrant green grass and forest green trees. The trees look like they frame the field. This photo is about sharing the joy and wellness nature and wellness brings. You can see people touring the tulip field, experiencing nice smells and nature at its finest.

__**Depth:**__ Creates a sense of depth, draws the viewer into the photograph, and causes the viewer to wonder about what is beyond what they can see.

This picture has a solemn mysterious feeling to it because of the fog and grey colours. The sun coming from the blue sky gives off the natural light in this photo, but the grey scale colours of the objects below the sky make the light seem dull. This photo has many different textures from the uneven land below the railway to the metal bars with different indents and holes in the railway. The railway is in focus, but the land below the railway appears to be unfocused because of the fog above the ground. The background leads far into the distance with fog continuing into the distance which makes me wonder what lies beyond the fog and where the railway leads to. The grey colour of the railway and the land beneath it balance out with each other almost blending in together. This photo seems very isolated like it would have been just the photographer and his camera with no other people surrounding them. This picture could be about the calmness and serenity that comes with an isolated photo such as this one.

__**Element Relationship:**__ Elements in the photo interact to create a harmonious result, placement of objects in relation to each other, create the impression that athe elements are interacting.

This picture makes me feel happy because the three wolves, which are thought to be ferocious animals, look completely innocent in the way that they are interacting being so close together and their tongues sticking out. It seems to be about showing people that wolves can look just as a pet would - cute and happy. The wolves also look like they are taking care of each other. This photo is balanced with negative and positive space with the wolves and then nothing else surrounding them in the background. The snowy background makes them stand out because the white colour leaves your eye with nothing else to focus on but the wolves. The lighting and brightness of the picture comes from the snow, which makes it appear brighter than if there had been no snow. The texture is soft and fluffy from the snow in this picture which also adds to how to wolves look innocent.

__**Colour Space:**__ Magnetic qualities of vibrant colours and quality of light determines hue and saturation.

This picture makes me feel excited and alive from all of the vibrant colours radiating off of the buildings. It is balanced with a colour that ties all of the colour together which is pink. It looks like an overall colour of salmon pink with many other spaces of other vibrant colours. There is no lighting in this picture except from the lights on the buildings. The sky is dark so there is no natural light coming from the sky, but the lights are so bright on the building that it makes the buildings stand out. The smooth and shiny texture of the pavement makes me guess that it has been raining. The buildings look really in focus because of the brightness of them, but the pavement looks kind of blurry because of the reflections of the lights on the pavement. I think the background also makes this photo stand out because it is dark so it makes the eye focus on the vibrant colours of the buildings. To me, this picture would be about celebration because the lights look exciting and happy like the town where this is has something to celebrate.


 * __Dynamic "S" Arrangement:__** Forces the eye to move around the image.

This picture makes me feel calm because of the stillness and isolated feeling of the picture. There are no distractions in the background that make your eye move all around the photo to take in everything that is going on. This colours in this picture look balanced because the sky blue colour of the water makes the snow appear pale blue. The colours are in the same colour family. The lighting in this photo is natural light from the sun and the snow on the ground makes it appear even brighter. The texture of the snow is pretty rough and some of it looks as if it has been carved. The water's texture is very smooth in comparison to the snow. The focus of the photo to me is at the end of the curve of the water, because it leaves me wondering what happens after the curve. This photo could be about showing how beautiful and peaceful Greenland really is. Despite the name, it is not a luscious green place; it is cold in many parts!


 * __Balance:__** Negative and positive space, colour balance, direction and motion, geometrically, yin and yang.

This picture makes me feel like something good could happen on this dock. It looks like a place where in the summer you could jump off with friends or just sit watching the sun rise and set. This dock is geometrically balanced over the water in this photo. The lighting in this picture is coming from the rising sun so it is not fully bright in this photo yet because it is early in the morning. The texture of the snow looks light and fluffy compared to the heavy dark lake it is sitting above. The focus of this photo is the dock because the snow makes it stand out to me. The snow is the brightest thing in this picture and with the geometric balance it makes me focus on the dock. The background makes this photo look very calm with the pale orange rising in the sky and the land beyond the dock. This photo could be about bringing people together and how the dock is a meeting place for many new relationships to form.


 * __Framing:__** Directs the viewers' attention to the central object of the photo.

This picture makes me feel lost under the sea as if I could be in my own world just observing all of the new interesting things throughout the ocean floor. This picture is balanced from the overall deep blue colour of the photo from the ocean. The lighting is coming from the sun above the water. You can see the sun shining through the ocean a little bit, but it still stays quite dark under the sea. The fish create a rough texture that scatters throughout the photo. Without the fish, the texture would be quite smooth with just the clear water. The focus of the photo is the man in the ocean because the circle of fish frames the man. It draws the eye toward the man because he is in the centre of the frame the fish create. The background is deep blue with a few fish travelling a bit outside of the main pack of fish. The photo is about new discoveries, the unique things you can find underwater, and the excitement it brings some people the find these new discoveries.

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